William Henry MALLETT b. 14 Jul 1854 West Williams Township, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada d. 7 Apr 1935 6133 Crenshaw, Los Angeles, California, USA: Mallett Family History

1854 - 1935 (80 years)

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Name	William Henry MALLETT
Birth	14 Jul 1854	West Williams Township, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada [1]
Gender	Male
Birth	11 Sep 1865	Parkhill, Ontario, Canada [2]
	On the death certificate, George Thomas Munn, as informatnt, gives William's age as 69 years, 6 months, and 26 days, and a date of birth of Sept 11 1865.
Census	3 Apr 1881	Brussels, Huron Centre, Ontario, Canada [3]
Occupation	3 Apr 1881 [4]
	Watch Maker. Religion: Church of England
Census	6 Apr 1891	Brandon, Manitoba, Canada [5]
Census	1901	Brandon, Manitoba, Canada [1]
Death	7 Apr 1935	6133 Crenshaw, Los Angeles, California, USA [6]
Note	Aft 1935
Vancouver addresses: 1918 1433 Commercial (b) 32, 1708 Charles (h) 1923 Wm H Mallett of Mallett & Munn, 511, 1210 Jervis (h) I was in Vancouver, and have confirmed that this is the same William Henry. In 1920 his mother Mary Ann was in Vancouver living at a different address (950 Keefer) when she died. William bought 5 cemetery plots in Ocean View Cemetery in Burnaby: graves 1, 2, 3 and 4 of lot 45, and 2 of 44; Crown section. Mary Ann is in grave 4 lot 45, and Bert R Mckee is there too, in the same plot as Mary Ann apparently. William does not appear to have died in BC. He does not show up in the death indexes and he is not in one of his own cemetery plots. In 1920 there is a Frederick W Mallett at the same address as William, listed as a jeweller's employee, and he works in William's shop. This turns out to be William's son, as verified by the 1901 census in Brandon. I found them in Brandon because of a reference in "The Central Canadians". William's shop at 1933 Commercial was quite tiny, and off the main shopping district, and his residence was a rooming house, so he does not appear to have been too well off. Later on as part of "Mallett and Munn" he moved uptown to 756 Robson, but this didn't last. I have no idea where either of them went after 1923. Frederick was gone after 1921. Back to Manitoba seems a good bet, since neither one shows up in the death indexes in BC. Perhaps William's wife died back in Brandon, and that's why he picked up stakes and transplanted himself to BC. In 1901 there is a "Elmer, Weston W" living with William's family in Brandon. He is 19, born Dec 20 1882 in Ontario, and is a nephew. He is described as a jeweller's apprentice. None of William's sisters married anyone named Elmer so far as I know, so this may be a clue to Jennie's maiden name, or it might be William's younger sister Martha Emily. I should be able to find him in birth indexes in Ontario for more info. The 1901 census also indicates that both William and Jennie were born in Ontario, so one would think they would have married there. I know I've looked for William in the marriage indexes before, but I'll look again, in a narrow time band, between 1881, when he was in the census in Brussels and said to be single, and 1890 when Frederick W was born. 1891 census: Brandon City, second part (east half of city) P21 L8 family 98 Mallett, W H, M, 35; E J, F, 22; F W, 2; R M, 7/12 (could be K M); M A, F 57 2 children, Mary Ann lives with them. He is a jeweller who employs one person. I went through the entire Wrigley's directory for BC for 1924, they are no longer there. I also looked in Edmonton, Calgary, Regina, Winnipeg and Toronto. They don't turn up in any of them. I have a hunch they went south into the States, Los Angeles maybe. I read that when I was in BC, a lot of people went south to Los Angeles. I should also pick a snap shot - say 1928, to check all of those other city directories. They might have been in transit in 1924. William seems to have moved around a bit in Manitoba. The earliest I can place him is in Brandon in 1886/7, in 1888 Lennox, 1889 Deloraine, 1890 Brandon, 1892 Souris and Brandon. After that they seem to have stayed in Brandon and the block containing their shop on Rosser came to be known as the "Mallett Block".
SW Group	1
UKC 1881	N
Reference Number	M1WH446
Person ID	I446	Southwest
Last Modified	15 Apr 2019

Father	Frederick James MALLETT, b. 9 Mar 1826, Bideford, Devon, England d. 21 Aug 1868, Sylvan, West Williams Township, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada (Age 42 years)
Mother	Mary Ann LAKE, b. 25 Jan 1834, England d. 26 Jul 1920, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (Age 86 years)
Marriage	Est 1852
Family ID	F20	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Jennie Elizabeth MITCHELL, b. 18 Oct 1871, Ontario, Canada d. 16 Jan 1949, 4203 - 10th Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 77 years)

Marriage Abt 1889 [5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]

It is not known precisely where or when William met Jennie, but it is likely that it was in Deloraine, Manitoba, about 1889. Both William and Jennie were born in Ontario, but their marriage is not registered there. In 1878 William was apparently living in Plattsville, Ontario, Canada (1878 letter to Myrtie Mallett from Henrietta A. Smith in New Hamburg), but in 1881 he was with his mother and sisters in Brussels, Ontario, Canada, and is described as single. In 1886/7 he is listed in the City directory for Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. His occupation is given as watchmaker, and he was a border at "Pacific Ave, bet 9th and 10th". In 1888 he is listed in the directory for Lennox, then 1889 in Deloraine, then back to Brandon in 1890. William's and Jennie's first child, Frederick William, was born in April of 1890, in Manitoba, and they were living in Brandon in 1891.

There were several Mitchell families who settled south of Brandon, in the area where William was in 1888/9. In Jennie's will she mentions the names of several nieces whom she wished to receive part of her estate should her son not be found. Five of the names mentioned (all the girls in the household, in fact) can be found in the household of John and Elizabeth Mitchell, in Deloraine in 1901. It is reasonable to assume that John is Jennie's brother, and to assume that Jennie may have come west with John's family and lived with them for a time. According to the birth dates and places of John's children, he and his family must have come to Manitoba about 1887/88. He and his wife and their first three children were born in Ontario, the last birth there took place in September 1886. The first child born in Manitoba had a birthdate of Jan 1889. Two of the other nieces mentioned can be linked to William Wesley Mitchell, who "came from the east" and settled in Naramata (near Penticton), British Columbia, Canada, in 1907. These two nieces (Freda Nuttall and Violet Noyes) are proven to be daughters of William Wesley through their marriage certificates. William Wesley's parents names are given in his death certificate, and his place of birth (Northumberland County, Ontario) is given in his obituary. This establishes that Jennie was probably born in Northumberland County too, to the same parents as William.

Another person mentioned in Jennie's will as a "friend", was Rossie Anderson, living in Vancouver, British Coumbia, at the time of Jennie's death. The death certificate of Rossie Mary Anderson, proves that she was Rossie Mary McKee, William Henry's niece, also known to be living, with her father, (step?) mother and brothers in Deloraine in 1901. Perhaps it was through this mutual acquaintance that William and Jennie met.

Children

	1. Frederick William MALLETT, b. 8 Apr 1890, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada d. Aft 1950 (Age > 61 years)
	2. Rena Marvel MALLETT, b. 25 Sep 1891, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada d. 9 Aug 1944, 4140 Creed Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 52 years)

Family ID F177 Group Sheet | Family Chart

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	Birth - 14 Jul 1854 - West Williams Township, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada
	Birth - 11 Sep 1865 - Parkhill, Ontario, Canada
	Census - 6 Apr 1891 - Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
	Census - 1901 - Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
	Death - 7 Apr 1935 - 6133 Crenshaw, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Sources

[S53] William H Mallett household, 1901 Census, Manitoba, Canada: Brandon (6), Brandon City (), p. 6, line, Library and Archives Canada, RG31, Microfilm Reel T-6431.
[S46] Mallett, William Henry, Death Certificate 19-048263 (April 9, 1935), Los Angeles, California Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, PO Box 53120, Los Angeles, California, USA, 90053-0120. Hereinafter cited as Mallett, William Henry, Death Certificate., As reported by George Munn.
[S3410] "Census of Canada, 1881", unknown repository reference, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, original record held by Library and Archives Canada (LAC.), 13273,174/H,p.14,F.63.
[S3410] "Census of Canada, 1881", unknown repository reference, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, original record held by Library and Archives Canada (LAC.).
[S54] WH Mallett household, 1891 Census, Manitoba, Canada: District (), Brandon City (), p. 21, line 8, Library and Archives Canada, RG31, Microfilm Reel T-.
[S46] Mallett, William Henry, Death Certificate 19-048263 (April 9, 1935), Los Angeles, California Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, PO Box 53120, Los Angeles, California, USA, 90053-0120. Hereinafter cited as Mallett, William Henry, Death Certificate.
[S51] Henderson's North West Territories Directory for 1888 (unknown publisher address: Henderson's, 1888). Hereinafter cited as Manitoba and North West Territories Directory.
[S63] John Mitchell household, 1901 Census, Manitoba, Canada: Brandon (6), Winchester (p-3), p. 4, line 24, Family 40, Library and Archives Canada, RG31, Microfilm Reel T-6432.
[S64] William McKee household, 1901 Census, Manitoba, Canada: Brandon (6), Winchester (p-3), p. 8, line 39, Family 80, Library and Archives Canada, RG31, Microfilm Reel T-6432.
[S65] Sovereign Historical Group, compiler, Mileposts to Memories - Sovereign Saskatchewan (Altona, Manitoba, R0G0B0 Canada: Friesen Printers, 1981). National Library of Canada, 395 Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1A 0N3, (613) 995 9481. Hereinafter cited as History, Sovereign, Saskatchewan., Jack Albert Lyons and Family, by Jennie Johnson, p. 167 - 170, FC 3549 S69 M5 fo. C. 4.
[S66] Author unknown, Naramata in Retrospect (Naramata, British Columbia, Canada: The Bugle Press, circa 1958). National Library of Canada, 395 Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1A 0N3, (613) 995 9481. Hereinafter cited as History, Naramata BC., FC3849 N37 1950z fol. C.3.